1.3 Consider the following remarks, based on the case study, then answer the question that follows:
The CEO and HR director instructed managers and employees not to speak about the bridge’s collapse, while the COO (together with the other executive directors) blamed the company’s engineers and foremen for the bridge’s collapse. This is despite the obvious indication that the bridge’s collapse was a result of the executive directors’ weak governance of the company and not taking the quality of construction projects seriously.
State at least three reasons why the executive directors are failing to support the ‘ethics-based facilitator’ of ethical leadership in Dithaba Construction. (Refer: Chapter 10)
1. The executive directors are prioritizing their own self-interests and protecting their own reputation over doing what is ethically right for the company.
2. The executive directors are not practicing transparency and accountability in their actions, by blaming others instead of taking responsibility for the company’s failures.
3. The executive directors are not fostering a culture of integrity and honesty within the company, by instructing employees to keep quiet about the bridge’s collapse and not addressing the root cause of the issue.